MAY 14 marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel(以色列). Many Israelis, however, are not in the mood to celebrate.
Looking at the damage to her neighbor's home from a Palestinian（巴勒斯坦） rocket, Batia Katar, a 17-year-old Israeli girl, was in tears. "We can't celebrate (Israel's) independence when things like this are happening," she said.
What is clear is that Israel is not a normal country. The country has a dramatic (戲劇性) history and ancient culture but has only officially existed for 60 years. Within hours after it was established in 1948, Israel was at war with its Arab neighbors for land. It won that time, and in 1956, 1967 and 1973, acquiring the West Bank, the Golan Heights, Gaza and east Jerusalem. For good or ill, Israelis can take pride in victories with so many countries. However, it occupied much more land than the United Nations agreed, which left local Palestinians homeless.
Different from all its neighbors in religion, Israel is also far more successful economically than its neighbors. Though, it gets a great amount of support from America and other Western countries. The country is now a world leader in many industries, such as IT and modern agriculture.
However, conflict exists, just like 60 years ago. And the signal of peace is as weak as ever. Palestinian militants (武裝人員) have fired more than 7,000 missiles  from Gaza, mainly at Sedro, killing 13 people. In the same period hundreds of Palestinian civilians  in Gaza have died in Israeli military action.
In order to create peace, the world community hopes both sides accept and follow the Middle East peace plan. Optimists believe through Israeli-Palestinian negotiations there will finally be peace.
Both Israelis and Palestinians want to live in peace without explosions that remind them that they are living in a special but dangerous place.
小題1:  Why are many Israelis not in the mood to celebrate the both anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel? Because         .
A．the government didn't organize it
B．they are too busy to attend it
C．it is dangerous to celebrate it
D．conflicts and fights still exist
小題2:  The underlined word established in the fourth paragraph means         .
A．defeatedB．foundedC．a(chǎn)ttackedD．a(chǎn)ccepted
小題3:  Israel is not a normal country because         .
A．the country has a dramatic history and ancient culture but has only officially existed for 60 years
B．within hours after its establishment, Israel was at war with its Arab neighbors for land
C．it occupied much more land than the UN agreed, which left local Palestinians homeless
D．a(chǎn)ll of the above
小題4:  Which statement about Israel is NOT true according to the passage?
A．It became a country in 1948.
B．It is different from all its neighbors in religion.
C．It is now a world leader in many industries, such as IT and modern agriculture.
D．No country has supported it since it was founded.
小題5:  It can be inferred from the passage that         .
A．it is still a question mark whether Israelis and Palestinians can live in peace
B．Israel was created as a homeland for homeless Jews
C．for good or ill, Israelis can take pride in victories with so many countries
D．Israel is far more successful economically than its neighbors

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:D
小題5:A

試題分析：這篇文章講述的在以色列成立60周年紀(jì)念日上，以色列人并不喜悅，那是因為以色列依然是一個充滿戰(zhàn)爭的國家，人們依然是生活在一個不和平的年代。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第五段However, conflict exists, just like 60 years ago. And the signal of peace is as weak as ever.然而，正如60年前，沖突依然存在。和平的信號同以往一樣脆弱。由此可知，這就是為什么在以色列成立60周年紀(jì)念日以色列人并不興高采烈的原因。故選D
小題2:推斷題。Within hours after it was established in 1948, Israel was at war with its Arab neighbors for land.以色列國家成立于1948年，在成立的數(shù)小時之內(nèi)，以色列還是在和阿拉伯為爭奪土地而戰(zhàn)。故可知，established應(yīng)該是成立的意思，故選B
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題。由第三段可知，What is clear is that Israel is not a normal country. The country has a dramatic (戲劇性) history and ancient culture but has only officially existed for 60 years. Within hours after it was established in 1948, Israel was at war with its Arab neighbors for land. However, it occupied much more land than the United Nations agreed, which left local Palestinians homeless.很明顯，以色列不是一個正常的國家，它有著戲劇性的歷史和古代文化，而且只正式的存在了60年，在1948年以色列國家成立的數(shù)小時之內(nèi)，仍舊在和阿拉伯國家激戰(zhàn)。雖然，它占領(lǐng)了比聯(lián)合國允許的要多的多的土地，但是這導(dǎo)致了巴基斯坦當(dāng)?shù)厝藷o家可歸。綜上所述，題目中所涉及到的四個選項在文章都有體現(xiàn)，故選D
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)第四段Different from all its neighbors in religion, Israel is also far more successful economically than its neighbors. Though, it gets a great amount of support from America and other Western countries. The country is now a world leader in many industries, such as IT and modern agriculture.
以色列與他的鄰國有著不同的信仰，在經(jīng)濟上也遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)強過鄰國，但是，它取得了美國和其他西方國家的大量支持，在許多工業(yè)領(lǐng)域也是世界的領(lǐng)先者�？芍�，B,C正確，D錯誤。以色列國家成立于1948年，故A正確。所以，本題答案為D
小題5:推斷題。由最后一段Both Israelis and Palestinians want to live in peace without explosions that remind them that they are living in a special but dangerous place.以色列人和巴基斯坦人都想生活在一個沒有戰(zhàn)爭的和平國家里，這也提醒了他們?nèi)匀簧钤谝粋�特殊且危險的國家�？芍�，巴基斯坦人和以色列人和平的生活仍然是一個問題。故選A
點評：高考中對時政的題目會有所涉獵，平時的練習(xí)中要注意積累此類題型的答題方法。本文圍繞以色列的歷史和現(xiàn)狀進(jìn)行說明，解答此類型的文章，首先對文章的寫作線索有個掌握，對于諸如細(xì)節(jié)題較多的題目，結(jié)合題目的關(guān)鍵字在文章中準(zhǔn)確定位，找出正確的答案。
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